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The power of city councils

Guests

Nik Theodore: Director of the Center for Urban Economic Development and an assistant professor in the Urban Planning and Policy Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Joe Moore: Alderman of the 49th Ward of the city of Chicago and chief sponser of Chicago's new living wage ordinance for big-box retailers.

Lee Helgen: Member of the St. Paul City Council.

Chicago's city council recently passed a controversial ordinance requiring big-box retailers to pay its employees a living wage, showing that local government will take action when big government doesn't.